Getting Started with Illinois REDCap

For a project to be eligible for Illinois REDCap, it must be related to University research, business, or operations. Illinois REDCap accounts are available to anyone affiliated with data collection efforts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Organizing your project team

For a project to be eligible for Illinois REDCap, it must be related to University research, business, or operations. Illinois REDCap accounts are available to anyone affiliated with data collection efforts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

All intended users of Illinois REDCap must have a University of Illinois identification number (UIN), a NetID, and an illinois.edu email account. Steps for seeking or sponsoring an Affiliate NetID are outlined in the Illinois Answers KnowledgeBase.

All students using Illinois REDCap must have a faculty or staff supervisor.

HIPAA training

HIPAA training is required of all REDCap users, even those not collecting high risk data. Illinois REDCap is HIPAA capable. Part of being HIPAA compliant requires that all users conduct certain data collection and management practices, such as limiting access to and restricting export of high-risk data.

• HIPAA training is administered by the U of I System. The CITI HIPAA module does not meet requirements for the UI System HIPAA training.
• Training is coordinated so that most people are only required to complete HIPAA training once per year. However, some users may be required to complete HIPAA training more than once in a year if their access requirements change. Failure to complete the required training may result in a suspension of Illinois REDCap access until training is completed. 

REDCap video training

To ensure baseline familiarity with REDCap, all users who will be accessing Illinois REDCap are required to complete REDCap video training prior to working in Illinois REDCap. Users are encouraged to view additional REDCap training videos as needed.

Complete video training